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. >> reporter: sandy hook is a quaint new england borough. the river runs past the main intersection. >> there is never any crime here. everybody's happy. it's a family-oriented community. >> reporter: in fact, the local paper says the area was once voted the safest place to live in america. >> this is a phenomenal town to bring your children up in. very quiet, very family-oriented. it's a phenomenal place to live. and things like this shouldn't happen here. >> reporter: at this local methodist church on the main street of town, they opened the sanctuary this afternoon. the red cross is setting up shop in the basement. >> i just want people to know this is a place to come and be with god and try to make some sense of this. >> reporter: all over town signs ask for prayers for their friends and neighbors. >> i have friends who work in that school. i know families who go there. >> if it affects one person, it affects everybody. whether it's, you know, god forbid, your own kid or not, it's like it's your own. >> reporter: marcy benitez runs a clo
. >> reporter: sandy hook is a quaint new england borough. the river runs past the main intersection. >> there is never any crime here. everybody's happy. it's a family-oriented community. >> reporter: in fact, the local paper says the area was once voted the safest place to live in america. >> this is a phenomenal town to bring your children up in. very quiet, very family-oriented. it's a phenomenal place to live. and things like this shouldn't happen here. >>...
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not a law banning the 30-round ammunition magazines used in sandy hook elementary school. not a law banning assault weapons. not a law tightening access to ammunition. not any kind of law that would make it in any way even slightly more difficult for a mad man to obtain the very best tools in the world for up close mass murder. not one more law. it is now impossible to count how many people wayne lapierre owes an apology to. there are all of those who have been killed by weapons that became available after he made sure the assault weapons ban would not be renewed. there are the parents of the dead, the brothers and sisters of the dead. the children of the dead. and then there are millions. truly, millions and millions more. because in his most vile fundraising letter before the last presidential election, wayne lapierre actually said this about what would happen if barack obama was reelected president of the united states. "the night of november 6th, 2012, you and i will lose more on the election battlefield than our nation has lost in any battle any time, anywhere." there
not a law banning the 30-round ammunition magazines used in sandy hook elementary school. not a law banning assault weapons. not a law tightening access to ammunition. not any kind of law that would make it in any way even slightly more difficult for a mad man to obtain the very best tools in the world for up close mass murder. not one more law. it is now impossible to count how many people wayne lapierre owes an apology to. there are all of those who have been killed by weapons that became...
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it was here in the even smaller hamlet called sandy hook, at the local elementary school grades k through 4, that a young man wearing black, heavily armed, entered the school firing today. he killed 20 small children and six adults before taking his own life. and this is one of two crime scenes in this same town tonight. this small new england town at the northern edge of the new york suburbs and the middle of the connecticut countryside. and all decorated for christmas has just been destroyed. everybody in this country, from the president of the united states on down has the same question tonight. how could someone have done this, and how could someone have killed these kids? tonight, lester holt starts off the broadcast with a look at what has become one of the darkest days in modern american history. >> reporter: the families who live in small newtown, connecticut, 80 miles northeast of new york city called it the safest place in america. green and peaceful and great for kids. and then, today. >> just after 9:30 this morning, newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the e
it was here in the even smaller hamlet called sandy hook, at the local elementary school grades k through 4, that a young man wearing black, heavily armed, entered the school firing today. he killed 20 small children and six adults before taking his own life. and this is one of two crime scenes in this same town tonight. this small new england town at the northern edge of the new york suburbs and the middle of the connecticut countryside. and all decorated for christmas has just been destroyed....
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adam lanza, had enough ammunition if given more time to shoot hundreds of students in the halls of sandy hook. >> every single facet of the weapons will be analyzed. every single round of ammunition will be looked at and examined for any kind of physical evidence. i alluded yesterday to the volume of rounds, for example, that were seized or recovered. each singular round will be examined. >> president obama last night visited with families who lost loved ones inside that school. here, he is holding slain principal dawn hochsprung's baby granddaughter. the president sat among the mourners of newtown at the vigil and told them they are not alone in their grief. >> all across this land of ours, we have wept with you.
adam lanza, had enough ammunition if given more time to shoot hundreds of students in the halls of sandy hook. >> every single facet of the weapons will be analyzed. every single round of ammunition will be looked at and examined for any kind of physical evidence. i alluded yesterday to the volume of rounds, for example, that were seized or recovered. each singular round will be examined. >> president obama last night visited with families who lost loved ones inside that school....
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shots were heard at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut around 9:30 this morning. lanza was reportedly armed with two handguns, dressed in dark clothing, a mask and a vest. 20 young children and six adults were killed before turning a gun on himself. the investigation is unfolding rapidly at this hour. joining me now is clint va van zandt, a former f.b.i. profiler and an nbc news analyst. clint, thanks for being here tonight. >> good to be with you, al. >> what are officials doing right now to try to advance this investigation? what are they looking for? >> al, as you know, they've got multiple crime scenes. they've got to horrific scene at the school where every law enforcement officer, the first responder goes in, i'm sure the tendency breaks down in tears because that could be their children or grandchildren. you've got that crime scene they have to deal with. and then you've got the separate crime scene of the victim's mother's home where we're told that she was shot in the face and killed. we've got that crime scene. and then you've got any location where the
shots were heard at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut around 9:30 this morning. lanza was reportedly armed with two handguns, dressed in dark clothing, a mask and a vest. 20 young children and six adults were killed before turning a gun on himself. the investigation is unfolding rapidly at this hour. joining me now is clint va van zandt, a former f.b.i. profiler and an nbc news analyst. clint, thanks for being here tonight. >> good to be with you, al. >> what are...
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i think we have seen a lot of things about fears about the fiscal cliff, superstorm sandy and tragic shooting last week, have all eaten into shopping time. >> i'm way behind. couldn't get out to the stores. what about the cost of making coins? it is getting so expensive that is it worth it? >> great question. this is actually really interesting. the u.s. mint in philadelphia released a would-year long report this week. they are showing that nickels and pennies actually cost more than two times their face value to manufacture now. blame this on the rising cost of metals like copper. the u.s. mint has been test driving different compositions to replace this and bring the cost down. haven't found anything yet. stay tuned there on this. >> they are on it. we will having bring it to us. >>> even though we have seen a drop in the unemployment rate, americans are less optimistic about the job market. only 19% in new gallup survey say it is a good time to find a quality job which is 5% lower than in november. on the other hand, 76% now say it is not a good time to find a quality job. for fas
i think we have seen a lot of things about fears about the fiscal cliff, superstorm sandy and tragic shooting last week, have all eaten into shopping time. >> i'm way behind. couldn't get out to the stores. what about the cost of making coins? it is getting so expensive that is it worth it? >> great question. this is actually really interesting. the u.s. mint in philadelphia released a would-year long report this week. they are showing that nickels and pennies actually cost more...
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him because he told the truth right before the election about president obama's help with hurricane sandy relief. and speaking of christie, the governor gave an interview discussing the 2012 and 2016 elections saying "i wasn't ready to run for president this time." if it cops i know i will be more ready for it than i would have been this year. >>> charlie crist blasted the state's election law that was supposed to prevent voter fraud. he trashed governor rick scott for the law that might have suppressed the vote in florida, saying it turned the state into what he called a, quote, late-night tv joke. >>> actor ben affleck testified to congress about security in congo and he stuck to his mission, politely declining to comment on possibly being named to the senate if john kerry becomes secretary of state. affleck said, quote, that's not what i'm here to talk about. >>> a white house photo just released shows the president playing with the son of a staffer outside the oval office in october. he escaped quickly enough to win re-election less than two weeks later. that's your morning dish of sc
him because he told the truth right before the election about president obama's help with hurricane sandy relief. and speaking of christie, the governor gave an interview discussing the 2012 and 2016 elections saying "i wasn't ready to run for president this time." if it cops i know i will be more ready for it than i would have been this year. >>> charlie crist blasted the state's election law that was supposed to prevent voter fraud. he trashed governor rick scott for the...
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drive in the sandy hook section of newtown. if you're familiar with the area, you're looking at a google map's view, a satellite picture of the building. can we bring up the road view just to give people an idea of where this is? this is just off of interstate 84 in the sandy hook section of newtown. >> we're going to continue to follow this breaking news story out of newtown, connecticut where there are shots fired at an elementary school. we are keeping our eye on it. we'll take a quick break and be back with more on jansing and company. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are part of the fight. and we're winning. at chevron nigeria, we haven't had a reported case in 12 years. aids is strong. aids is strong. but we are stronger. and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. hello. i
drive in the sandy hook section of newtown. if you're familiar with the area, you're looking at a google map's view, a satellite picture of the building. can we bring up the road view just to give people an idea of where this is? this is just off of interstate 84 in the sandy hook section of newtown. >> we're going to continue to follow this breaking news story out of newtown, connecticut where there are shots fired at an elementary school. we are keeping our eye on it. we'll take a quick...
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first reports said his mother nancy was a teacher at sandy hook elementary, but tonight investigators say they found nothing connecting her to the school. as for what adam lanza was like, the 20-year-old said to be responsible for the rampage, neighbors and former classmates say he had few friends. while he was bright, they say he kept to himself. there is no picture of him in the newtown high school yearbook, just his name, and a remark saying he was camera shy. that shyness was from a mild form of autism. >> there is no question he was not a mainstream kid. he was odd, and he said he had a difficult time making eye contact. >> reporter: most of the shots fired inside the school came from an assault-style rifle like this one, a bushmaster .223 caliber. that weapon and the other guns brought to the school in his mother's car were firearms she bought legally. his mother's sister-in-law said it is not unusual for a divorced woman who grew up with guns to have them in the house. >> self defense, she lived alone. she was a female, lived alone in a beautiful neighborhood. >> i'm joined now
first reports said his mother nancy was a teacher at sandy hook elementary, but tonight investigators say they found nothing connecting her to the school. as for what adam lanza was like, the 20-year-old said to be responsible for the rampage, neighbors and former classmates say he had few friends. while he was bright, they say he kept to himself. there is no picture of him in the newtown high school yearbook, just his name, and a remark saying he was camera shy. that shyness was from a mild...
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. >>> in the aftermath of the halls of sandy hook elementary school calls for actions in all walks of life. what will it really are take to get work down in washington, d.c. richard wolf, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com. paul barrett, senior writer and author of book "glock." and the book that made head lines across the country. gentlemen, i want to start with you. "the washington post" has reported that the president has put the vice president in charge of putting a stop to violence. yesterday, the president met with biden, along with other cabinet members to discuss this issue, along with arne duncan there, we see kathleen sebelius there, eric holder to formulate a plan. how many opportunity is there for something to get done, with public sentiment the way it is after newtown? >> well there say window, people are obviously outraged at what happened. while there is a political will to do something, they have to move and they have to act. they have to get through the fiscal. there may be talks about sb immigration as well. so it's a bit crowded right after the honeymo
. >>> in the aftermath of the halls of sandy hook elementary school calls for actions in all walks of life. what will it really are take to get work down in washington, d.c. richard wolf, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com. paul barrett, senior writer and author of book "glock." and the book that made head lines across the country. gentlemen, i want to start with you. "the washington post" has reported that the president has put the vice president in...
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republican congressman told my colleague thomas roberts a few hours ago that the weapon used at sandy hook did not meet that distinction. >> we have to remember, connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapon ban that bans 35 different weapons. the weapon that was used was not an assault weapon. therefore, it wasn't banned. >> indeed, a bushmaster ar-15 rifle like the one lanza used is legal in connecticut despite the assault weapon ban there as long as it lacks two of certain futures, like a grenade launcher and a bayonet mount. in fact, it's the most popular rifle in america. owned by some 3 million people. this model at bud's gun shop just sold out online this very afternoon. another model seen here from the bushmaster's website shows the many features of such a weapon, and heard on the video, a chilling reminder of the sound that rang through the school as the shooting began on friday morning. a horrifying noise, if ever there was one. i want to bring in nbc news justice correspondent pete williams with us from washington. pete, thi
republican congressman told my colleague thomas roberts a few hours ago that the weapon used at sandy hook did not meet that distinction. >> we have to remember, connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapon ban that bans 35 different weapons. the weapon that was used was not an assault weapon. therefore, it wasn't banned. >> indeed, a bushmaster ar-15 rifle like the one lanza used is legal in connecticut despite the assault weapon...
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what if, what if when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he had been confronted by qualified armed security? will you at least admit it is possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day? is it so abhorrent to you that you would rather continue to risk the alternative? is the press and the political class here in washington, d.c. so consumed by fear and hatred of the nra and american gun owners that you're willing to accept a world where real resistance to evil monsters is alone, unarmed, school principal left to surrender her life, her life, to shield those children in her care? no one, no one regardless of personal political prejudice has the right to impose that sacrifice. ladies and gentlemen, there is no national one side fits all solution to protecting our children, but do know this president zeroed out school emergency planning grants in last year's budget and scrapped secure our schools policing grants in next year's budget. with all the foreign aid the united states does, with all the money in t
what if, what if when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he had been confronted by qualified armed security? will you at least admit it is possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day? is it so abhorrent to you that you would rather continue to risk the alternative? is the press and the political class here in washington, d.c. so consumed by fear and hatred of the nra and american gun owners that you're...
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here on nbc, our continuing coverage of the mass shooting, this massacre at sandy hook elementary school will continue now into the night. live from newtown, with chris jansing, please stay with us. >> reporter: 28 people dead in the nation's latest shooting massacre, but this time, the horror is at an elementary school. this is msnbc's live coverage of the shooting in newtown, connecticut. the first call for help came just after 9:30. >> the school shooting at an elementary school in fairfield county, connecticut. >> reporter: it is a small town, holiday lights are up everywhere. >> a young man wearing black. >> he entered the school, he was wearing all black. >> armed with at least two weapons, carrying two handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. >> and we are told opened fire, killing 20 children. >> 20 small children and several adults. >> we'll leave no stone unturned as we look at every facet of this investigation. >> this is one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduations, weddings. kids of their own. w
here on nbc, our continuing coverage of the mass shooting, this massacre at sandy hook elementary school will continue now into the night. live from newtown, with chris jansing, please stay with us. >> reporter: 28 people dead in the nation's latest shooting massacre, but this time, the horror is at an elementary school. this is msnbc's live coverage of the shooting in newtown, connecticut. the first call for help came just after 9:30. >> the school shooting at an elementary school...
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sandy hook elementary has been closed. it's not clear when students will restart school, when they do, the classrooms will look the same as they did before the attack at monroe elementary. still everyone here knows they will never be the same. 20 friends, teammates, brothers and sisters will always be missing. jay gray, nbc news, newtown, connecticut. >>> now for a look at the weather including that winter storm making its way east, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >>> good morning. this storm will cause a lot of headaches. schools will be canceled in some cases. airports will have cancellations, too. this map shows the areas that will be effected. the pink showing the winter storm warnings. now we have brand new busily saad wa blizzard warnings from ames to des moines and central wisconsin. you will be dealing with your first blizzard of the season. where are we dealing with the problems this morning? only in the mountainous areas of central and western colorado, also some of the higher terrain there i
sandy hook elementary has been closed. it's not clear when students will restart school, when they do, the classrooms will look the same as they did before the attack at monroe elementary. still everyone here knows they will never be the same. 20 friends, teammates, brothers and sisters will always be missing. jay gray, nbc news, newtown, connecticut. >>> now for a look at the weather including that winter storm making its way east, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning....
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it was here in the even smaller hamlet called sandy hook at the local elementary school grades k through 4, that a young man heavily armed wearing black, started firing today. he killed 20 children and six adults before taking his own life. and this is one of two crime scenes in this same town tonight. this small new england town at the northern edge of the new york suburbs and the middle of the connecticut countryside, and all decorated for christmas has just been destroyed. everybody in this country, from the president of the united states on down has the same question tonight. how could someone have done this, and how could someone have killed these kids? tonight, lester holt starts off the broadcast with a look at what has become one of of the darkest days in modern american history. >> reporter: the families who live in small newtown, connecticut, 80 miles northeast of new york city called it the safest place in america. green and peaceful and great for kids. and then today. >> just after 9:30 this morning, newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school
it was here in the even smaller hamlet called sandy hook at the local elementary school grades k through 4, that a young man heavily armed wearing black, started firing today. he killed 20 children and six adults before taking his own life. and this is one of two crime scenes in this same town tonight. this small new england town at the northern edge of the new york suburbs and the middle of the connecticut countryside, and all decorated for christmas has just been destroyed. everybody in this...
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they are doing a supplemental spending bill for hurricane sandy, they are upsiding the surveillance bill, they are not doing anything on the fiscal cliff. is it helpful to have john boehner have his members back in d.c. running their mouths and offering opinions to all us reporters, i think the answer is no. >> no inclination the $250,000 or below can pass through the senate right now, kay bailey hutchison said she wouldn't support that type of bill. what's harry reid left to do right now? >> i'm not sure $250,000 could get through the house or senate at this point. republicans are signaling, as kay bailey hutchison just did, they want to move to $500,000. i think that would be a tough lift considering president obama offered $400,000 with $2 trillion in deficit reduction. >> from where you sit right now, i mean, you're so into the house gop, jake, i'm surprised you didn't end up in boehner's suitcase, we look like we're going over. >> it looks like that's the case and that's what gop aides are telling us today, it's very difficult and democrats are saying this too, it's difficult to see
they are doing a supplemental spending bill for hurricane sandy, they are upsiding the surveillance bill, they are not doing anything on the fiscal cliff. is it helpful to have john boehner have his members back in d.c. running their mouths and offering opinions to all us reporters, i think the answer is no. >> no inclination the $250,000 or below can pass through the senate right now, kay bailey hutchison said she wouldn't support that type of bill. what's harry reid left to do right...
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well, hi, chris, we're here in the newtown area of connecticut, just nearby a couple of miles from sandy hook elementary where the shooting, tragic shooting, took place earlier today. at this hour, hundreds of rez dents are gathering at a nearby catholic church for a vigil. holding a prayer for those who have lost their lives today, those youngest lives, anywhere between kind eergarten and four grade where those student were shot today. they're holding a prayer vigil and trying to comfort the families that they were told lost their loved ones in this town. it's a small new england town in this area. a very rural area in the central part of connecticut here. and the school, certainly k through 4 that with mentioned, we don't have the identifications or the ages of the school children and their names that are being released. what we are being told is that investigators are processing that school now. they will be dealing with identification of those students and trying to return them as governor malloy says of connecticut, back to their families so they can mourn and grieve their loss duri
well, hi, chris, we're here in the newtown area of connecticut, just nearby a couple of miles from sandy hook elementary where the shooting, tragic shooting, took place earlier today. at this hour, hundreds of rez dents are gathering at a nearby catholic church for a vigil. holding a prayer for those who have lost their lives today, those youngest lives, anywhere between kind eergarten and four grade where those student were shot today. they're holding a prayer vigil and trying to comfort the...
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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, as we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everyone has a role. political leaders, mental health experts, law enforcement. gun owners, schools and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics. >> this morning the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg who is calling for new gun restrictions. plus, a special conversation representing diverse views about the way forward. senator dianne feinstein of c
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, as we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children, beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do...
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i mean the teachers in sandy hook, you know, this is their instinct. they are incredibly heroic, but everyone's in mourning and everyone's in shock and people are really scared and so you just -- you wanted to just spend the time talking to people, listening to their fears, listening to what they needed to say to us and then figuring out the next steps. and this community has to mourn. the whole world has changed from this, but this community has to mourn. and yet what people would say over and over and over again is that i know i need to survive, but i need to be better and ready for my children. that's who this community is. it was one of the most emotional days i've ever spent in my lifetime. >> you said you were expected to talk to them for about an hour and you were there for about four hours? >> four hours. they had started earlier in the day. we stopped. there was so much to talk about between what are we going do this week, what do we need to do next week, what do we need to do for our own families. there were some teachers who were locked down
i mean the teachers in sandy hook, you know, this is their instinct. they are incredibly heroic, but everyone's in mourning and everyone's in shock and people are really scared and so you just -- you wanted to just spend the time talking to people, listening to their fears, listening to what they needed to say to us and then figuring out the next steps. and this community has to mourn. the whole world has changed from this, but this community has to mourn. and yet what people would say over and...
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national rifle association still don't know what to say about the massacre of women and children at the sandy hook elementary school. but today they announced they will have a press conference at the end of this week. meanwhile, the nra is losing friends fast. >> there have been 70, 70, episodes of school shootings in the united states, since 1994. >> 54% favor stricter gun control laws. >> do we worry about dropping our kids off at school now? >> i don't know anybody that needs 30 rounds and a clip to go hunting. >> these 30 rounds of ammunition. >> assault magazines, we have got to call them what they are. >> i don't know why, do you need that? we have seen this movie before. >> what is wrong with the congress? >> gun lobbies will say listen we have a score card here. >> the nra pours money into these races. >> you better score an a or we're going to come and defeat you. >> how long can we sustain that action? >> it is the same mentality that drove the grover norquist pledge. >> are we prepared to say we're powerless? >> we can't tolerate this anymore. >> so far republicans have stayed quie
national rifle association still don't know what to say about the massacre of women and children at the sandy hook elementary school. but today they announced they will have a press conference at the end of this week. meanwhile, the nra is losing friends fast. >> there have been 70, 70, episodes of school shootings in the united states, since 1994. >> 54% favor stricter gun control laws. >> do we worry about dropping our kids off at school now? >> i don't know anybody...
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i think there's going to be a real feeling here of before sandy hook and after sandy hook. when you have a situation where two classrooms of children are mowed down like this, everything changes. >> rick, stand by for me. i want to bring in someone else right now, aaron boyd of the local patch.com website. aaron, good to see you. thanks for joining me right now. let's pick up where rick left off there. tell me a little bit about the town and what it's like right now. how are they coping with all of this? >> sure. well, you know, it is a very small town, that has certainly never seen a news story like this. it's a very somber mood in town. people are just trying to find a way to understand, as facts are slowly coming forward. but really, it's just an air of uncomprehension. and the sandy hook area, specifically, which has just had a flood of news crews coming in and has never seen this kind of attention. it's a shock all around for the people. >> have you been able to find out any more about the shooter, adam lanza? >> you know, we haven't. we've been talking with people and
i think there's going to be a real feeling here of before sandy hook and after sandy hook. when you have a situation where two classrooms of children are mowed down like this, everything changes. >> rick, stand by for me. i want to bring in someone else right now, aaron boyd of the local patch.com website. aaron, good to see you. thanks for joining me right now. let's pick up where rick left off there. tell me a little bit about the town and what it's like right now. how are they coping...
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but his business yea day started with a moment of silence to remember the victims at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. from wall street to main street, millions of americans stopped to remember the 20 children whose precious lives were so senselessly cut short in a high-tech hail of bullets. [ bell tolling ] they stopped to remember the children, chase, charlotte, daniel and caroline among them who won't be celebrating christmas next week or ever again. their loss and the painful thought of the lives that might have been have rekindled a call to action against guns that politicians in both parties have muzzled for 20 years. and as americans mourned and strengthened their resolve to put an end once and for all to the slaughter of the innocents, the nra broke its silence with a diatribe dressed up as a press conference from the nation's number one apologist for gun violence. >> vicious, violent video games with names like bullet storm, grand theft auto, mortal combat. we have blood-soaked films out there like "american psycho," "natural born killers," a thousand music vid
but his business yea day started with a moment of silence to remember the victims at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. from wall street to main street, millions of americans stopped to remember the 20 children whose precious lives were so senselessly cut short in a high-tech hail of bullets. [ bell tolling ] they stopped to remember the children, chase, charlotte, daniel and caroline among them who won't be celebrating christmas next week or ever again. their loss and the...
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perhaps due in footer christie's soaring approval ratings in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. booker says he's looking into running for senate in 2014 when 88-year-old frank lautenberg is expected to retire. but interestingly enough, lautenberg hasn't made any decisions yet. his office dismissed booker's comments saying the senator is focused on his work adding it's not the time for political distractions. >>> in a rare moment of bipartisanship, democrats and republicans came together yesterday to say farewell to hawaii's daniel inouye. the second longest serving senator in u.s. history. the army veteran who died on monday was honored by having his casket lie in state. that's a privilege that's only been received by 31 other americans ever. vice president joe biden paid tribute to his colleague. >> he was in every sense the quintessential american. he possessed, in my view, every virtue that we like to ascribe to our country. i never met a man, or woman, in that period with as much physical and moral courage as danny inouye. i never met a man with as much loyalty to his countr
perhaps due in footer christie's soaring approval ratings in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. booker says he's looking into running for senate in 2014 when 88-year-old frank lautenberg is expected to retire. but interestingly enough, lautenberg hasn't made any decisions yet. his office dismissed booker's comments saying the senator is focused on his work adding it's not the time for political distractions. >>> in a rare moment of bipartisanship, democrats and republicans came together...
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they know that after the sandy hook tragedy everything is different. but some on the right can't accept it. i told you yesterday how the nra shut down its facebook and twitter feeds after the massacre. but they continued their propaganda with an online show called "nra news" filled with guests calling in to insist new gun laws won't happen. >> some people just want to turn this into a political football. most of them know that you're not actually going to pass gun control laws. it's just not going to happen. so for them to come right out of the box within hours sometimes or barely a day after this and talk about new gun control legislation is frankly either irrelevant or it's frivolous. >> stopping the massacre of innocent kids. how is that irrelevant? how is that frivolous? the time for action is now. before we have to bury any more children. joining me now is senator richard blumenthal, democrat from connecticut. he's the state's former attorney general as well as a former prosecutor and u.s. attorney. senator, thanks for being here tonight. >> thank
they know that after the sandy hook tragedy everything is different. but some on the right can't accept it. i told you yesterday how the nra shut down its facebook and twitter feeds after the massacre. but they continued their propaganda with an online show called "nra news" filled with guests calling in to insist new gun laws won't happen. >> some people just want to turn this into a political football. most of them know that you're not actually going to pass gun control laws....
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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. edition of meet the press. even as we grief will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they have their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question. how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everyone has a role. political leaders, mental health experts, law enforcement, gun owners, schools and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action it prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> this morning, the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg who is calling for new gun restrictions. senator dianne feinstein of california, former secretary of homeland security, tom ri
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. edition of meet the press. even as we grief will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they have their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most...
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two in connecticut, one in utah, just one week after the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. 26 were murdered including six adults at the school, and you just heard wayne lapierre speaking in response to the shootings and it didn't take dia dianne feinstein to fire back at the nra. >> there were two armed lauchl officers who twice engaged the shooters at columbine. that didn't prevent 15 from being killed and 23 wounded. >> joining me now, congressman, an accidental shooting left him confined to a wheelchair since he was 16 and congressman, you were with us last week and thanks for coming back. >> thank you, richard, for having me on the program. >> so you saw what lapierre said. what do you think about his plan itself and we'll put it aside for a second and what's the sentiment and the mood that he portrayed. what was your reaction to it? >> first of all, my thoughts and prayers are still with the families of newton connecticut who lost loved ones especially the children in that horrible, horrible attack. my heartbreaks for those families and what they're going through and they're in my thou
two in connecticut, one in utah, just one week after the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. 26 were murdered including six adults at the school, and you just heard wayne lapierre speaking in response to the shootings and it didn't take dia dianne feinstein to fire back at the nra. >> there were two armed lauchl officers who twice engaged the shooters at columbine. that didn't prevent 15 from being killed and 23 wounded. >> joining me now, congressman, an accidental shooting left him...
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are you part of the movement to honor the sandy hook victims, if so, what are you doing? wearing a ribbon every day for the next 26 days. for one of my producers, lindsey in honor of the sandy hook victims, i sent six $20 staples gift cards to my elementary school. you can keep those comments coming into us on twitter or facebook. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announc ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> once again, as we've been telling you this hour, president obama expected to speak any moment from now. he's going to be introducing a formation of a new multi-agency gun violence task force. it's going to be led by vice president joe biden. we're going to bring that to you live as soon as the president begins his remarks there. >>> it's time now for the pollee side bar. this time not in a divorce court,
are you part of the movement to honor the sandy hook victims, if so, what are you doing? wearing a ribbon every day for the next 26 days. for one of my producers, lindsey in honor of the sandy hook victims, i sent six $20 staples gift cards to my elementary school. you can keep those comments coming into us on twitter or facebook. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy...
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all except the children of sandy hook elementary. an empty school in the community of monroe is being converted for staff and students of sandy hook. it's not clear when the students will fill the halls. their own school say police crime scene and could remain that way for months to come. two more funerals are today for jessica rekos and james mattioli. jessica loving to horse back ride and playing with her little brothers. >> james likes his mom's french toast and spiking his hair. we'll hear from the daughter of dawn hochsprung. who made the ultimate sacrifice for the children she loved. >> that's who she was. she takes every single problem that she ever had in her life head on. my cousin referred to her as a bull yesterday. you know, there's no stopping dawn when she has a mission, she gets it done, and she gives it everything she has. >> president obama has made the first serious step towards new efforts to reduce gun violence. meeting with members of his cabinet inside the white house yesterday. the group will be led by vice pre
all except the children of sandy hook elementary. an empty school in the community of monroe is being converted for staff and students of sandy hook. it's not clear when the students will fill the halls. their own school say police crime scene and could remain that way for months to come. two more funerals are today for jessica rekos and james mattioli. jessica loving to horse back ride and playing with her little brothers. >> james likes his mom's french toast and spiking his hair. we'll...
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president joe biden to lead an inter-agency task force to develop a policy response to the tragedy at sandy hook saying he cannot do it alone. >> ultimately if this effort is to succeed, it's going to require the help of the american people. it's going to require all of you. mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, pastors, law enforcement, mental health professionals, and yes gun owners standing up and saying enough on behalf of our kids. >> the president reiterated that he'll use whatever powers his office holds to prevent another tragedy like newtown. and his choice of vice president biden signals a robust effort to confront america's foremost gun lobbyists. >> the nra is an organization that has members who are mothers and fathers. and i would expect that they've been impacted by this as well. and hopefully they'll do some self-reflection. >> indeed. self-reflection is something joe biden's recommended as well. confronted by a particularly zealous gun advocate during the youtube presidential debate in 2011. >> tell me your position on gun control as myself and other americans really wan
president joe biden to lead an inter-agency task force to develop a policy response to the tragedy at sandy hook saying he cannot do it alone. >> ultimately if this effort is to succeed, it's going to require the help of the american people. it's going to require all of you. mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, pastors, law enforcement, mental health professionals, and yes gun owners standing up and saying enough on behalf of our kids. >> the president reiterated that he'll use...
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he was in the firehouse next door to the sandy hook elementary where he was tasked with delivering the news to parents that their children would not be coming home from school that day. god was inescapable at sunday's vigil with an interfaith service invoked the god of many religions. leaders of the protestant, catholic, jewish, muslim and baha'i faiths offered prayers for the victims. there was no ignoring god right there on stage with president obama as he spoke at the vigil, delivering a speech that at times felt more like a sermon. >> for we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from god. an eternal house in heaven not built by human hands. let the little children come to me, jesus said, and do not hinder them for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. may god bless and keep those we've lost in his heavenly place. >> it's not the first benediction from the president in the wake of a mass shooting. only this time, the profound sadness of the day happened at a time of year usually marked by happiness and celebration. the immeasurable loss in newtow
he was in the firehouse next door to the sandy hook elementary where he was tasked with delivering the news to parents that their children would not be coming home from school that day. god was inescapable at sunday's vigil with an interfaith service invoked the god of many religions. leaders of the protestant, catholic, jewish, muslim and baha'i faiths offered prayers for the victims. there was no ignoring god right there on stage with president obama as he spoke at the vigil, delivering a...
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the sandy hook horror. and this is the paper's edit editorial taking a stand on guns. >> the conservative "new york post." >> we know that guns don't kill. people do. but we also know that it's extremely difficult to justify the presence of high volume of fire military style weaponry in modern society. yes, those who would disarm america must contend with the constitution. but now those who defend the second amendment have to do so in the context of the sandy hook slaughter. as a matter of conscience, it's going to be a very tough case to make. i thought that was incredibly brave and showed -- >> it's a stunner. it really is a stunner. jonathan capehart, all the more important because obviously rupert murdoch owns "the new york post" as he owns several other conservative publications and conservative networks. and murdoch got out early -- actually tweeting and getting some statements out early on saying what are we doing here? i mean, being shocked by the carnage. i wonder if that's going to have an impact
the sandy hook horror. and this is the paper's edit editorial taking a stand on guns. >> the conservative "new york post." >> we know that guns don't kill. people do. but we also know that it's extremely difficult to justify the presence of high volume of fire military style weaponry in modern society. yes, those who would disarm america must contend with the constitution. but now those who defend the second amendment have to do so in the context of the sandy hook...
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that said at sandy hook, things in many ways are still on hold. that school is locked down as this investigation continues, possibly for months. even though school officials in the nearby town of monroe say they could have a school ready in about a day, it's unclear when students will return to class. >> that picture of jack pinto from baseball, just never stops to move you. i did notice on danielle's head there was not a hat orb a hood. let's go to bill karins. i guess maybe it's not raining in connecticut right now, but most of the northeast is wet. >> it was pouring there about an hour ago. traveling up through new england, especially massachusetts from providence northwards up 95 through new hampshire and maine, you will get drenched. it's a wet morning out there. visibility is low. the fog is not as bad as yesterday. in baltimore, the airport was shut down at one point. today's forecast, the heavy rain, hartford northward it will be moving out throughout the day. at least it's warm. you have to feel bad for the ski lovers, the snowmobilers, a
that said at sandy hook, things in many ways are still on hold. that school is locked down as this investigation continues, possibly for months. even though school officials in the nearby town of monroe say they could have a school ready in about a day, it's unclear when students will return to class. >> that picture of jack pinto from baseball, just never stops to move you. i did notice on danielle's head there was not a hat orb a hood. let's go to bill karins. i guess maybe it's not...
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happen to sandy hook. at this point, the teachers are telling me and the parents are telling me they don't want to walk back into that building. >>> the benghazi breakdown, the scathing findings of an independent investigation blames the state department from top to bottom. >> mistakes were made, lives were lost, and lessons need to be learned. >> there's no question that there were people within the state department that were remiss and did not execute in an appropriate way. >>> what will be the fallout for secretary of state hillary clinton? >>> and spidy senses activate, how did president obama get caught in the hero's web? >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. president obama has just held a mini news conference announcing a task force on guns led by joe biden and the state of negotiations which seem to be stalling over the fiscal cliff. joining me, managing editor of postpolitics.com. it was called to discuss the gun task force, but clearly the president wanted to send a signal about t
happen to sandy hook. at this point, the teachers are telling me and the parents are telling me they don't want to walk back into that building. >>> the benghazi breakdown, the scathing findings of an independent investigation blames the state department from top to bottom. >> mistakes were made, lives were lost, and lessons need to be learned. >> there's no question that there were people within the state department that were remiss and did not execute in an appropriate...
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and i drove up to sandy hook. and saw what happened up there and was shaken, just shaken driving through that community. and then drove home. and i went to church. we kept the kids at home because we knew that this would be brought up. we kept the tvs off all weekend because we didn't want our 4 and 9-year-old to see this. we wanted to control what was said. and i sat up in the balcony, and i looked down at all the people in church. and i looked at their faces. it really was as if they were attending their own child's funeral. their eyes were red, watering. you know, the minister said something thatmike sparked in my memory in talking about the season and said that every time we mention baby jesus, every time we talk about the miracle of this birth, as we light the advent candle, as we try to celebrate christmas, we are tugged the opposite direction, toward tragedy. it is impossible to mention baby jesus without your mind immediately going back and thinking of those young children. >> and for that reason -- >> see
and i drove up to sandy hook. and saw what happened up there and was shaken, just shaken driving through that community. and then drove home. and i went to church. we kept the kids at home because we knew that this would be brought up. we kept the tvs off all weekend because we didn't want our 4 and 9-year-old to see this. we wanted to control what was said. and i sat up in the balcony, and i looked down at all the people in church. and i looked at their faces. it really was as if they were...
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. ♪ >>> the shocking massacre at sandy hook elementary school was about many things. the horrors of gun violence and the easy availability of deadly weapons. the realities and the unfair stigma of mental illness, and the eternal vulnerability of our children. but it was also about something else. because something else happened in that school that was both tragic and amazing. teachers, young and middle-aged, from different backgrounds and from different walks of life, risked and in some cases gave their lives to protect the kids in their care. teachers and school administrators like dawn hochsprung, who lunged toward the gunman before being shot to death alongside the school's counselor. victoria soto, who hid half a dozen children in a closet before being killed herself while shielding her students. and anne marie murphy, whose body was reportedly found guarding the tiny bodies beneath her in an attempt to save them. we have had moments like this in this country where we haven't seemed to appreciate teachers much. we've seen battles over their union benefits and righ
. ♪ >>> the shocking massacre at sandy hook elementary school was about many things. the horrors of gun violence and the easy availability of deadly weapons. the realities and the unfair stigma of mental illness, and the eternal vulnerability of our children. but it was also about something else. because something else happened in that school that was both tragic and amazing. teachers, young and middle-aged, from different backgrounds and from different walks of life, risked and in...
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and i think what happened after sandy or during sandy to the lives of so many people on long island and new jersey and elsewhere, in an odd way, is tied into the topic of the 47% remark that mitt romney made. that a campaign, it's been -- in my memory, i can't recall a campaign so staggeringly incompetent at the level of responding to things. >> oh, my gosh. >> months went by, and after he -- before he said, before it was released, the 47% comment was released, i can't get over the fact that the campaign was so incompetent, that they ran for months without any knowledge, it seems, or any attachment, it seems, to the emotional lives of voters. and what happened with bain and the attacks on bain and thus on romney is that people make links, emotional links, bain. they took the factory, and then someone else took my house. and then other forces are taking my children's futures. and when sandy occurs, that's part of it. you know, my house is gone. part of my life is gone. >> you're right. >> the emotional lives of voters, they completely missed. >> did they run this thing in a glue factory,
and i think what happened after sandy or during sandy to the lives of so many people on long island and new jersey and elsewhere, in an odd way, is tied into the topic of the 47% remark that mitt romney made. that a campaign, it's been -- in my memory, i can't recall a campaign so staggeringly incompetent at the level of responding to things. >> oh, my gosh. >> months went by, and after he -- before he said, before it was released, the 47% comment was released, i can't get over the...
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msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon was itself remarkable. that is coming up. plus, we've got some news beyond this story to share with you. please stay with us. machine and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated.it wo? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> the massacre in newtown, connecticut
msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon...
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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life? sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everyone has a role. political leaders, mental health experts, law enforcement, gun owners, schools, and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> this morning, the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg, who is calling for new gun restrictions. >>> plus, a special conversation representing diverse news about the way forward. senator dianne feins
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. even as we grieve, will we face the troubling questions about the place of guns and violence in our modern life? sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question? how do...
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a business school case of of success, but after sandy hook, he and investors with large retirement funds are now questioning if it's all about profit. >> if you look at that number 47th in terms of sales in connecticut and they're arguing as long as you have a federal law then guns can come in from other places and the debate goes on and it was fascinating stuff, richard, thanks so much. a former marine who has been standing watch all week at his children's elementary school could be in a little bit of trouble. jordan prisoner says response from nervous parents in the wake of newtown shooting has been overwhole withmingly positive and marines are threatening to press charges against him since this does account fall under strict rules for proper use of a uniform. >>> ups workers are working overtime on what's expected to be the busiest shipping day of the season today. they expect to make 28 million deliveries, and more than 300 packages per second. ups says its drivers will deliver a record 135 million packages around the world this week. >> wild weather is causing major travel delays. t
a business school case of of success, but after sandy hook, he and investors with large retirement funds are now questioning if it's all about profit. >> if you look at that number 47th in terms of sales in connecticut and they're arguing as long as you have a federal law then guns can come in from other places and the debate goes on and it was fascinating stuff, richard, thanks so much. a former marine who has been standing watch all week at his children's elementary school could be in a...
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msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon was itself remarkable. that is coming up. plus, we've got some news beyond this story to share with you. please stay with us. >>> the massacre in newtown, connecticut is unfolding in a way that may seem familiar. the first calls to 911, emergency members arrive, frantic family members converge on the scene. government officials are called to account. for president obama, another instance of horrific violence requires a response, not only to the many individual tragedies of today, not only to the people of the community rocked by loss, but to the nation and to the question of what we
msnbc's chris jansing at sandy hook elementary school in newtown. chris, it is a comfort to us to have you on scene with your experience and capability on a story like this. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> chris jansing is going to be covering a lot of our story later tonight. she has lot of experience covering the columbine shooting, aurora, tucson. her experience on a night like this is invaluable. >>> president obama's response to the newtown shooting this afternoon...
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it's been nine days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut and the debate over gun control has been revived. here with us exclusively this morning, the man at the center of that debate, the ceo and executive vice president of the nra, wayne lapierre. who is answering questions for the first time since the shooting. i want to get right to it. welcome back to the program. >> you promised that the nra would offer meaningful contributions to make sure this never happened again. this was your message. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> you proposed armed guards in school. we'll talk about that in some detail in a moment. you confronted the news media, you blamed hollywood and the gaming industry but never once did you concede that guns could actually be part of the problem. is that meaningful contribution, mr. lapierre, or a dodge? >> david, i said what i honestly thought and what hundreds of millions of people all over this country will believe will actually make a difference. i can't imagine a more horrible tr
it's been nine days since the tragic shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown, connecticut and the debate over gun control has been revived. here with us exclusively this morning, the man at the center of that debate, the ceo and executive vice president of the nra, wayne lapierre. who is answering questions for the first time since the shooting. i want to get right to it. welcome back to the program. >> you promised that the nra would offer meaningful contributions to make sure this...
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we heard from the reporting, citing several sources, there was a definite method how he went into sandy hook elementary. he shot his way in, which was confirmed by authorities yesterday. the principal and school psychologist were in a meeting. when they heard the shots, they rushed to the front door and that is when they were shot down. there were two first grade classrooms. adam lanzas went in. the teacher, hearing the shot, got the children into a bathroom and hid them there. the teacher hid the children inside and 14 children there who were huddled all of them were killed as well as the teacher. going into the next classroom, we are told that the students were all in a closet and that he confronted the teacher there, victoria soto, who was one of the victims and trying to divert him, she said, they are down the hall. they are in another place. six of those children tried to escape hearing that conversation and all of them were killed as well. it is a horrifying scene. the details of which are starting to emerge. those things in this community that is already so heart broken. again, t
we heard from the reporting, citing several sources, there was a definite method how he went into sandy hook elementary. he shot his way in, which was confirmed by authorities yesterday. the principal and school psychologist were in a meeting. when they heard the shots, they rushed to the front door and that is when they were shot down. there were two first grade classrooms. adam lanzas went in. the teacher, hearing the shot, got the children into a bathroom and hid them there. the teacher hid...
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it is apparent that the sandy hook tragedy was a watershed event that has raised the national debate on gun control to an unprecedented level. cerberus also says that as a firm, "we are investors, not statesmen or policymakers." but as the daily beast points out, cerberus's small leadership team includes statesmen and former policymakers like dan quayle, and john snow, former treasury secretary. the firm is owned by billionaire financier steven a. feinberg. feinberg is reportedly an avid hunter and sportsman, a major republican donor. and his father happens to live in newtown, connecticut. martin feinberg declined to comment on his son's firm's sell, but told bloomberg news the shooting was devastating and truly horrendous. joining me tonight congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> this is really an unprecedented move. what do you make of this, this firm making a move like this, and of course being, in a sense, pressured by the teachers pension fund in california? >> well, i can certainly understand it, because some
it is apparent that the sandy hook tragedy was a watershed event that has raised the national debate on gun control to an unprecedented level. cerberus also says that as a firm, "we are investors, not statesmen or policymakers." but as the daily beast points out, cerberus's small leadership team includes statesmen and former policymakers like dan quayle, and john snow, former treasury secretary. the firm is owned by billionaire financier steven a. feinberg. feinberg is reportedly an...
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after hurricane sandy, his popularity is still soaring. a new national poll shows 55% of registered voters have a favorable view of christie. that's more than marco rubio and bobby jindal. >>> they got the popcorn ready. tonight, the senate will screen the movie lincoln. daniel day-lewis and steven spielberg will be there too. >>> if you read only one thing this morning, my must read is about comfort food, which we all seem to need a bit of right now. the new york times had its readers send in their favorite holiday dessert recipes and even if you don't bake, the family stories that go with them are lovely. it is up on our facebook page at facebook/jansingco. tic cap eachy helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. . >>> congress
after hurricane sandy, his popularity is still soaring. a new national poll shows 55% of registered voters have a favorable view of christie. that's more than marco rubio and bobby jindal. >>> they got the popcorn ready. tonight, the senate will screen the movie lincoln. daniel day-lewis and steven spielberg will be there too. >>> if you read only one thing this morning, my must read is about comfort food, which we all seem to need a bit of right now. the new york times had...
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the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. >>> even as we grieve, we'll be facing the troubling questions about the place of guns in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of five and 10 years old. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult question. how do we prevent these massacres from happening? everybody has a role. law enforcement, gun owners, schools and parents. >> we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. >> this morning, the latest on the investigation. an exclusive interview with new york city mayor michael bloomberg who is calling for new gun restrictions. plus, a special congregation. senator diane feinstein of california, former secretary of education, bill bennett, new york times
the tragedy at sandy hook elementary. >>> even as we grieve, we'll be facing the troubling questions about the place of guns in our modern life. sandy hook is the latest and most deadly of a series of mass murders that mark our time. >> the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of five and 10 years old. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them. >> how will the country respond to the most obvious but most difficult...
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for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims. 20 schoolchildren, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console victims' families and attend a community vigil. "the washington post" headline this morning sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting. wrenching details but few answers. that's where we want to start this special hour this morning with pete williams on what more we are learning about this investigation. and, pete, do we know about why it happened? >> no. i don't think we do, and i think -- of course, i don't think we can ever get a satisfactory answer. there is no satisfactory answer to this, such a monstrous act. there is some hope that evidence in the house where his moth
for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims. 20 schoolchildren, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them, including this heartbreaking video of a 6-year-old, anna marquez green, singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this...
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for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims, 20 school children, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them. including the heart breaking video of ana marquez-green singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to console the victim's families and to attend a community vigil. this headlines sums up where we are nearly 48 hours after the shooting, wrenching detailing but few answers. we want to start with nbc correspondent pete williams about what we are learning about the investigation. do we know more about why it happened? >> i don't think we can ever get a satisfactory answer, there is no satisfactory answer to such a heinous act. there's some evidence at his mother's house, they have a commuter there and they're analyzing that to see what they can get out of it. >> what was the scenario? >> the scenario, it all star
for a small town in connecticut and for the entire country as we all grieve over the loss of life at sandy hook elementary. this morning we're getting a first look at the names and faces of some of the victims, 20 school children, eight boys, 12 girls, all first graders, and the six adults who died trying to protect them. including the heart breaking video of ana marquez-green singing a hymn with her brother last summer. ♪ >> president obama will travel to newtown this afternoon to...